Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Scraps and .facts. E * ^ u - h< 'i'liv American liner .-t. haul sunk < ( in die .>uiiii Kiver at -lew lurk lam y inuiauay winle being warped uilu tier in n. i ne niiei nail been undei going p it,pail.1 ill a ul> UUCk alld bad JU.1l ? iieeii iiiougnl up to a pie I prepuia- j, lur> 10 iiviuii luaUeil lor alioltier trip n tiiioau. i ne .mining wa.iaimu.ll Willi- ? out ..wining. it 1.1 lliouklil tliat lev- t.j Iial IIII'IIIIK I.I ul Hie i nel .1 clew lu.ll t.| tiiiii livii. 1 In- At. i'aul i.i oJii leel s| in length and ol iv,jji| lulu burden. I olullltila, April J.'i. Out uf tile -a Ui,i?||i| registrants classihed in South ^ aiuuna A,113 were placet! ill class 1, according to ngures coinpiletl today by tlie state dratt headquarters here. Ul those ill cia.i.1 1, 4,030 were inclutled because they laileti to return their question nail es ami D,?tti4 because they lid not nie their questionnaires. The tillin- regiswauou ui iiiv ijo.ouu. ul which li.'JJi were sent to camp prior to tlie sending out ol the uucsiioiinaii es. Tin- registrants |ihy- < anally examined totaled 31,3311. Joint I'l ice Jackson, commissioner \ of labor anil Industry, a major serving j with the engineers in France, pays tn- : bote to the sobriety of Amerlcaii soliliers in Kurope In a letter received by Hovernor Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania. He sunl in part: "During the three months I have been In Europe I have not seen a single disorderly of _ drunken American soldier. 1 hatxseen many thousands of our boys on and off duty and 1 am convinced that P history does not record any army com- P posed of such clean men of high honor d and high Ideals, as well as honest pur- '* pose Itcports of the opposite kind I' reaching the I'nited States are unjustifiable and pro-Herman." .. ? Indictments have been returned s, against sixteen |>ersons by the grand Jury, which Investigated the lynching, K on April i?th, of Kobcrt Paul Prager, h at ?'ollinsville, Illinois. Twelve indict- i< incuts were against civilians and u charged murder, anil four indictments were against policemen, charging malfeasance in office. The indictments charging murder contain nine counts |; each, and arc directed against the five men who have been under arrest since the coroner's inguest, and seven " ' * ' " ernufpll lj others, Wno nave IIUI uccu The men under arrest are: Joseph Rie- h gel. who confessed to being a member ,, of the mob that hanged I'ruger; Wesley Heaver. Richard Dukes, Jr.. Wil- " I la in Hro'-kmeier and Knld Klniore. d Four policemen are Indicted, chanced u with failing to disperse ttie mob and jt call on citizens for assistance, and failing to arrest anyone when Prager ' wus being assaulted before the hang UK. America's hiKKest Kun. deslKtied to throw sliells a distance of 114 iniles, t< has just been completed. It passed j throiiKh I'hlladelphia last Friday on its way to a point on the Atlantic sea- 1 hoard where it will he Kiven Its final ol tests. It was made at the Mid vale tl St eel Works, mounted at the Eddystone plant of the Baldwin Doeomo- , tive Works and weighs 500,000 pounds. or more than 200 tons. Ten shots are 11 to he tired in the tests to ascertain the tl extreme ratiKe of the weapon, but its deslKhers are confident It will shoot 114 miles. Nine others are being built. The cannon is so constructed ^ that it is called a mobile gun, despite ci its huge sl/.e and weight. It was p, mounted on a specially constructed t| carriage and car. but it rolled along the railroad tracks us noiselessly as the best oiled and greased train In the country. It can be used for coast defense or aboard ship, once it is riveted tl tight, but it is primarily intended for land defense. ? The Associated Press is authority '' for the statement that the number of ,l' Americans killed in the battle of Sei- w choprey, on April 20 was less than a p dozen and that the number of wound- ^ ed was not more than twenty. It is conceded that the Oermans took about ??wtarinaii.?qaa^jw?ki8in 'rnnua i! outnumbered In some cases 8 to 1, and h the fighting was something terrific, p There Is absolutely no truth In the Herman story to the effect that the Hermans retired "unobserved." They a retired on the Jump with the re-in- c forced Americans coming behind them ii full tilt, and they barely got away. It (| is reasonably certain that between 1 three and four hundred Oermans were " killed in the buttle. Many stories are d told of the individual heroism of the j, American troops. In one case an Ainerican soldier brought back from No Man's IjiihI an American whose leg had been shot off. and he brought i> hack the leg also. When the surgeons ,, asked why he brought the leg he said ?i he did not know but that they might he able to put it back on somehow. " One American officer is known to have a killed four Hermans with his auto- c ma tic pistol knocking down the last y one with the butt of the weapon and . beating out his bruins. ? In their annual report of the workings of the organization during the year, which report was published ?' last Friday, the board of directors of t the Associated Press made special mention of some of the difficulties that the Associated Press correspond- ' ents have encountered in the discharge 1 of their duties. This part of the re- P port reads as follows: Of our men f, abroad, we gratefully acknowledge tj our appreciation. Torpedoes and mine at sea. shot and shell on land 1 have held no fears for them. Their 11 escapes amid danger have been count- p less. One (Frank M. Aremica) was j knocked down by a Zeppelin bomb in ^ Ixindon but worked all that night as ' usual -merely an incident of the day's ? work in an office building which has d Itself been hit by such shells; another u < Robert T. Small i fell Into the Icy Somme but rodp 35 miles to cable the story of the first American in Peron- 11 ne: another (Charles T. Thompson^ i was on the highest rampart of the h Castle of Oorzla when a shell burled it and him under earth but on that afternoon he wrote a story which thrilled the press of Kurope as well as tl of the I'nlted States; another (Walter f, Whtffen) was shot In the knee on a s Russian observation post; another (Charles S. Smith) after a bayonet t( and fist encounter at Harbin escaped li with painful lacerations; another ? (James Hlckey) was blown through a glass door by the Halifax explo- r slon. but before dressing his wounds a was resourceful enough to find in a l. demolished building the terminus of j, the cable to the West Indies and sent by way of Rermudu and Havana to e New York the first direct messages L out of Halifax. Such Incidents are tl not unusual in the service of your a organization. ? Two American soldiers, wounded In the recent engagement around Selchoprey. were found alive last Frl- ? day In a dugout in No Man's Land, t The dugout had been badly smashed v by German shell fire and how the men managed to keep alive In. the rain and mud and under continuous Ger- t! man bombardments physicians say. c is little short of miraculous. Another ,, soldier. Raymond Demunsky. of NewHaven. Conn., was buried alive for ** three days when he crawled to the ' vi-oo fnnnii hv 11 suruitc. uviiiuiim; ?. .wu..~ American Red Cross stretcher bearers v who went out Into Xo Man's Land Fri- " day morning:. The Germans fired on " the Red Cross flag but the stretcher bearers kept waving it and the enemy J tire stopped. The American troops in ' the Seichoprey tight, additional details * show, were outnumbered, in some instances eight to one. The latest advices are that the American casualties are much under the first estimates. 1< Edward Jacques, a New Haven boy. n told the correspondent he was one of u a hundred and fifty Americans who at tl one time were almost surrounded by 11 at least eight hundred Germans. ii French troops came to their assistance, t; said Jacques. Sergeant John A. Dick- v man, formerly a printer of Somer- t< vllle. Mass.. and who is now wounded C in a hospital, told a remarkable story, fi He and his men had charge of two w Stokes guns. They were Isolated for a 12 minutes in an enemy barrage and si were unable to signal the American tl line?. Dlckman was wounded but w kept pouring a hot fire into the Ger- p man attacking waves and broke up cl the formation. He and his men re- o! tired only when their runs became b Jammed. "Machine run" Parker, who f< anned a sun by himself, was asked tu bis superior officer at one stage of ut le engagement whether he could sa ul<! tiie line. He replied that he ar >uid. unless killed, and he did. su uther Win. J- Karrell, of West New- ?t iti, Mass., a regimental chaplain, 01 roved such a good tighter that a high at flicer offered him a commission in pt is command. Father Farell went to ,i le assistance of a battery when four or f the American gunners were killed, m trued up ammunition and helped the rcw to keep the gun working. He was ta lightly wounded. ul rhc ijorkvillr (Enquirer, j tr ntered at the Postofflce at York as w Mail Matter of the Second Class. h. g? YORK, S. C.: it TUESDAY. APRIL 30. 1918. t? Thr kaiser wants f 4,000,000,000 of eaceful Russia and $^,000.000,000 of eaeeful Rouniania. What he would kl emand ot Arneriea we haven't 11 rp.ugii ciphers to tell.?Greenville S( 'ledinont. That is something to he kept well i mind; hut somehow we feel like in living to the kaiser, that if he ever ( ets hiinsell in a position to render is hill to tho t'nited Stat-s ot Arner- ^ -a. he can make it out for as much s he likes. j l' As to how long this war is going to ^ ist uohodv knows; hut there is good . h' ason to helieve that compulsory iilitarv training has come to stay. ' !v this time pnictieallv everyhody tl as seen the tremendous improvelent that a few months in camp ' lakes on our young men, and it is IC 11li<-1 11 to see how niiyisMl) would l>e iiling to neglect such an advantage. . has lieen pretty Well demonstrated Sl o that military training develops the 1 *' ovs morally as well as phvsieallv. " fe York county lias made a much het- si r showing in the purchase of Third liberty loan honds than in the pur- I" liase ol honds of either of the two Iher loans, tmore especially among t? ie jM-ople of the country?the farm- 'c rs. This cirt umstaiice is nttrihuthie to a nuinher of considerations, ot the least important of them heing w ie impressive advertising c.ampuign <" i cried oil hi the hanks II 11(1 business I'1 rople through tlif columns ol the orkville Kmiuirer. This advertising fa iinpuign has helped to instruct the io|>le, make them think, and lighten ie work of the canvassers who took (| telr applications. Cj ? pi The cotton situation appears like lis: There is considerably more jtton in America than the spinners in handle. Foreigners would like to w avo the surplus: Itut as there is no ay for them to get it, it Is the sur- j,| lus that is now fixing the price. The a> inerican spinners of course are not j,, oing to i?ay any more for cotton than fr ley have to pay. The produoer who _ i ? * <i iL jus cotton must either hold or take a rf >ss price. Unless there shall be a hange of the situation in Europe, ,,j not her crop on top of the present lop will only increase the distress of lie cotton producers. There is no Sf casonahle possibility of the south be- fl, ig able to raise enough food to beat (C own the price below a reasonable rolit. jd " m ' s| There are those who fear that there ^ ? going to lie such a surplus of pork roducts in tliis locality tliis fall that |n In- price will fall below a reasonable c, uirgiii of profit. They reason that the 0( ( normal scarcity of last fall has Vl aused an e?|U!illy abnormal surplus. VV think that while such fears would e very well giounded under ordinary onditions, there is very little founda- fll ion for them under conditions as the.v Xist. KX'cry one ol tne warring iuimrhs has passed through exactly the nine conditions that America is ex- ^ erienclng. Every one ot' these conn- a| ries have seen constantly increasing ^ rices for jiork products, and have put Drth every possible elTort to increase t! he quantity of pork under the stiniu- " us of those prices. I'p to this time al o other country has been able to roduee enough pork to bring prices ci own. and we have no idea that 1,1 ft 1 ituerica will be able to do it either. ^ V'e do not think that there is any bi anger of the people of this section (t axing to sell their pork below the ost of production. We feel satisfied p( hat prices will lie as high next fall ft s they were last I'nll and probably P' igher. pi ' ' 01 Somebody has started a fool story el hat the banks are getting 5 per cent J-'j 1 Jhortv Tjtan hnndfl This ... tory Is vicious enough to be credited tc 3 Herman propaganda; but it more kely owes its origin to the small linded ignorance of people who are at eluctunt to do their duty. The banks a re not getting one cent for selling .iberty bonds, and they are not try- gi ?g to get one cent. On the contrary very banker who is working to sell ,j .iberty bonds, and that includes all ai he bankers in this section, is working di gainst his own Immediate interest. ^ VTiy? Most of the money that will ^ o to pay for Liberty bonds is already ti n deposit in the banks available for ^ he ordinary uses of the banks, and e, .hen it goes out of the banks for the tl se of the government, the banks lose j* lie benetlt of it. The bankers of this ounty appreciate the fact that clvili- y< ation is at stake, that liberty is at c take, that all we have is at stake, and {j hat if we do not lend our money to w he government, we will soon be where re wont have anything to lend to any- u ody. In the meantime, let everybody S| nderstand that the bankers are using di heir own good money, paying for ad- hi ertising, postage, stationery, etc., and tl heir only compensation is the con- tc ciousness of the best they know how di or their customers and their country, di \ ? The usual appeal is being made by ni raders of a certain faction?the H] lembers of this faction are being " rged to pour out to the meetings of ' ' he precinct clubs Saturday in such umbers as to dominate the meet- eJ igs and insure control of the couny contentions and the state con- ^ ention. Far better advice would be iM > stay at home and work. South nrolina as a general thing suffers fa rom a plethora of politics, and such ill be particularly true this spring ^ r.d summer, if the people of the tate. perplexed and troubled as fa ley are, allow themselves to become ei orked up to any great extent over th olitics. It Is the duty of all good pi itisens to maintain a certain degree th f interest in politics at all times; ce ut it is foolish, and worse than >oiish, for citizens to allow any as- te U- itnd self-centered demagogue to ceive them into thinking that the Ration and existence or the state c jouijU up in any demagogue's tcccss at the pulls. The Cniled ales ?.south Carolina included?has i hand ai this time far more serious id important Ousitiess than petty iiiucs, and the state will he fortunate in ed, it tne efforts of politicians to ' tig on a heated campaign this sumvr, with poiitKal unrest, bitterness, 11 ad that a heated campaign ends, tail utterly.?Chester lie porter. U'c do not accuse the Reporter of tenor purpose ill the foregoing, beLUse We Uo not believe It is guilty of lienor purpose, but it occurs to us lat it the editor of our contemporary ill deliberately reflect upon what he is said, he will see that he is in dan.1 of aggravating the very thing he jpatently wishes to avoid, it there has been any unusual urgg ot the jM-ople o! this county to go it to the precinct meetings we are ?...? con If icre has been such urging we have j quarrel. We think it is the duty r all good citizens to attend these eetings, and from our viewpoint the ore fully they have been attended ie better for all concerned. Whatever our political leanings we -lieve absolutely in the rule of the ajorit.v, and about the only way we now of being assured of such rule is trough complete and general reprentation of all concerned. The organization of the party has s foundation in the precinct meetigs and unless these precinct meetigs are generally attended, the final conization cannot be complete and fpresentative. That unfair advantages are taken at tose precinct meetings there Is no iiestion. Sometimes it Is by one infest and sometimes by another; but v whatever interest there is soreness ul dissatisfaction with the interests tat are aggrieved, and to our mind ie justification for such dlssatlsfacnn can he best remedied by complete 'presentation. So far as we are concerned, we prer as little political agitation us pos hit-; hut we do not feel warranted In lling people to keep quiet even In mes like these. It is easy for the llow who is in comfortable possestin to advise the other fellow to hold is patience; hut we can hardly expel the other fellow to take his adOP. So far as the attitude of our country i tlie war is concerned, we are unable i see but one side to it and we are jposcd to anybody who is opposed to tat attitude; but we have not been ile to reach the point where we ould hold that there are not people i the outside who eannot manage lings a little better than they are belt managed by people on the inside. The question as to whether the afirx of the country are being adminlsred to the best possible advantage whether they could not be admlnisred to still better advantage is still a atter for the people and under no rcuinstnnces would we have the peoe to shut their eyes to the fact. Importance of Education. These are alarming times in more ays than one?in fact, in every way. There has never been a time in the story of America when the country i a whole was confronted with eater responsibility than now cononts It, and there has never been time when greater responsibility >sted upon every individual. This is the hour of opportunity for icli and every individual who really sires to be of use in the world. The country is at war for the pre rvation of civilization and the nwer of the country has gone forth > battle. Our young men are oflferig their lives and fortunes that our leals might be preserved and the re onsihility of those who remain beind is no less than theirs. I.et us remember that life is 0111 <ist important possession, and there in lie 110 greater sacrifice than that ( the man who offers his life. The ruing men who go to battle are of ring their lives, all they have for lenwelveR and for those wno remain rdiind. and it is for those who reiai*i behind to support and sustain if >oung men who are at the front. There is work for everybody now, nd the indly^liial who cannot sec his ut.v in the face of threatened death ad ruin for his loved ones and all he aids dear Is blind indeed. Ami right here let us have a lought for our schools. Education is berty and freedom and without it we re slaves. In the great upheaval that has exuded to everything, our higher eduitional institutions have become deloralized. That is proper, necessary ad unavoidable. Men within the ruft age have laid aside their studies rcause there is nothing else for them i do. As to whether they will ever p able to resume those studies no inn can tell; but that is not so imurtant. Their educational equipment ir the future is already pretty well rovided for if their lives shall be reserved. It is the generation that is coming i that is standing under the darkest oud. and which is compelling con>rn. Because of other responslbilies upon the country that seem to be lore pressing, we are brought to try ? excuse ourselves with a feeling that 11 responsibility to the generation lat is coming on may be avoided for le moment. We need to be immedltely waked up to the fact that this is tremendous error. This matter canst be neglected. The most fearful tragedy of the reat Civil war was not the loss of le cause for which the south was ghting. It was not the killing of lousands and thousands of our best ad noblest youth, nor yet was it the pstruction of millions and millions of altars' worth of property. Rather as it the almost complete demorallltion of our educational system, with le result that a whole generation of nildren, lioys and girls, were sent ini the future without the rudimentary Juration that equipped them for le battle of life. The extent to which lis country has suffered because of lis tragedy Is beyond calculation. It is a fact that, now, after fifty ears, me present Kciirrauvu m bvhhi urolina Is only petting to where the rogress of the generation that passed irough the blight of the great Civil ar left off. The common school educational sys>m of this country has not seriously jflfered as yet: but It Is in terrible anger. The demands of the war ive put a high premium on educaonal efficiency in all linos, and sachers. both male and female, are aily becoming subject to these Inucements in other lines of work. We do not think that the strlouspss of the situation is due to any 11 worthy spirit among the teachers: lat they would leave a less importit work for a more important work icrely for more money. Of course icre are cases of that, for there are cceptions to all rules. But It must ? remembered that the already in1 equate salaries of the teachers have >come still more inadequate, and if lere is a tendency to change, the iult. to say the least of it, is as amable upon the patrons as upon le teachers. With it all. however, the country Is .cing a crisis. The schools must ther move forward or backward. For ic schools to go backward means esent and future tragedy, and for em to go forward means value reived for whatever cost. The case is up to the patrons, truses, and the country* generally. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Geo. W. William?, W. M?Give* notice of a special communication of the local Masonic lodge tonight at s.Su. K. C. degree work Mill people's Store -Olfera fresh Florida cabbage at 5 cents a pound and new crop iruh potatoes at t> centa a pound. Carroll broe. -Urge every one to buy Liberty bonds. It is an absolutely safe investment, and every body ought to buy bonds. Clinton broa. -Invite attention to a big variety of I ancy cakes and crackers they have just received -"Good things to eat." J. D. Hope, Sharon -Has contracted for loo,, nou Nancy Hall and i'orto Rico potato sups, and is now making prompt deliveries. Star Theatre Announces the showing todai ol the opening chapter of "The Woman li ttw Web." a itreal moving picture drama b) Cyrus 'i'ownaend Brady and A. E. Smith. York Supply Co.?Donate* ipace to urge upot all the duty and importance of buying Liber ty bond.-, war saving certificate* and thrifi stamps. Do it today and do it again. First National Bank. York?Wanu you to lei it safeguard your money and show you ths advantages of doing business the bank way Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Is making a showing ol a tremendous line of ladies' skirts in a with variety of fabric* and in styles and at pricei to please all comers. Loan and Savings Bank?Says that everybody has a hobby?it's hobby is "Service," and il invites you to take advantage of it. York Motor Car Co.?Sells Ford can an< Hupmobiles. Ford parts. Southern tires, Hav oline oil. greases, etc. Mr. Courtney hai gone for more cars. York Hardware Co.?Wants to supply yot with screen doors and windows and screei wire, fly traps, etc.. to help you fight the fly Geo. W. Williams?Makes offerings of severs pieces of desirable town and country prop erty. either for homes or for investment Miss Emina Pursley. Teacher?Invites the pub lie to a cake walk to be given at Post Oal school Wednesday night. May 1st. J. M. Leech. Hickory Grove?Has a stroni inule for sale. J. A. Shannon. York No. 4?Has thoroughbret Guernsey bull for service. Fort Mill was tin- first York county town to win an "honor flag" t'oi subscribing its t'ull apportionment ol the third Liberty loan. The Fennell infirmary at Hock Hill is being remodeled and very mnot enlarged. The infirmary already seemed to be splendidly complete: Iml the demands on its services are out . .... ...,?,.?,.??.|nti?.,u In u.lr.tl KI'UWIIIB lis atvwi.ii.ivuu .? ?,.v. an extent that additional facilities have become necessary. Liberty bond meetings were held last Thursday night at Bethel anc Beth-Shiloh, Messrs. John R. Hari and Thomas F. McDow going tc Bethel and Rev. E. K. Gillespie and Messrs. B. N. Moore and J. <!. Wardlaw going to Beth-Shiloh. Nine applications were received at Beth-Shilol and a number of cards were left al Bethel for the benefit of those wh( might want to subscribe later. After today war savings stamps cost $1.10 each. Today they can Is bought for $4.15. I'urchasi s made today net the purchasers a cent Interest on a $1.1.1 investment lor only ter days, at the rate of about 30 per eenl a year. Although the savings stamps will be a cent higher tomorrow than they are now, they will be redeemable for a cent more. The price ol thrift stamps remains the same. They do not draw interest. Walter E. Johnson, formerly athk'tic director at the Presbyterian college but more recently physical director in Y. M. C. A. work at Camp Sevier, liai been selected for service by his local board at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and will be sent to Camp Custer at Battle Creek, Michigan. Mr. Johnson will be remembered by many of the Clovei people as having served as physical director for Rev. Baxter F. McLendon during Mr. McLendon's meeting ai Clover. HERE AND THERE ?fl-rrrm it *1"T """-"Ufa 'i all kinds of garden seeds the agrlcuT tural department at Washington, hat sent out requests that gardeners b< careful to buy only the quantity ol seed needed and to be careful in theii use so as to prevent waste. The seet that may be wasted will probably deprive some other gardner of seedi needed for his garden. The internal revenue bureau a Washington, has made a ruling to tin effect that installment dealers it furniture, clothing, Jewelry, sewinf machines, etc., must report as t&xabh income the percentage of profit re presented in each installment paymen and the entire payments if the pur chaser defaults and the property ii returned to the dealer. As a war measure the postofflce department has made a ruling to th< effect that women shall be eligible t< take the examinations for rural mat carriers which will be held in varloui sections next Saturday, where then are now or may be vacancies at at early date, and where men carrier are not obtainable. There are alread; quite a number of women mail car riers throughout the country. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. W. B. Moore of Yorkvllle, lef for New York yesterday on business Mr. A. C. Grist of Atlanta, Ga. spent the week-end with his mother Mrs. O. E. Grist in Yorkvllle. Misses Martha Brandon and Luch Held Ewart of Yorkvllle, spent Sun day In the Bethel neighborhood. Mr. A. M. Barnctt and Edwar* Marshall of Yorkvllle, spent Sunda: with relatives in Oastonia. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Sasel were li Charlotte, on Friday and Saturday 01 account of the music festival. Mr. Sam Rickenbacker of Lake City has taken a position with the Vorl Motor Car company In Yorkvllle. Hal Mackorell of Camp Sevier spent Sunday with his parents, Mr and Mrs. R. J. Mackorell in York vllle. Mr. G. W. Whltesldes, of Sharon went to Columbia, last Friday to con suit Dr. T. A. \V. Elmgren about hli eyes. Mrs. O. E. Wilkins and daughter Miss Sarah, of Yorkvllle have beet attending the music festival In Char lotte. Private Ralph Cain of the ammu nition train, 103rd division. Cam] Hancock, Augusta, Ga., spent Sunda; with relatives at Sharon. J. J. Knox, son of Mr. G. \V. Kno: of Clover, who has been stationed a the navy yard In Charleston for th< past several months, has been trans ferred to the U. S. S. Desmolnes. Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Waugh am son. Master BUlie, returned to thei home in Yorkvllle Saturday evenlnl after a visit of several weeks to rela tives and friends at Forsythe. Ga, Forest T. Buice, of the 318 Fltli Artillery, Camp Jackson, has sent Thi Enquirer a letter he has Just receive! from Starke M. Slaughter, formerly o Hickory Grove: but now seeing servic on the American firing lines In France Starke is not able to give any de tails; but says he is seeing some pretty lively work. James W. Draffln of Lesslle, wlnne of second prize in the Boys' Corn clul contest, and Carroll and John Lathan of Sharon, winners of Aral and secon* prizes in the Boys' Pig club, with th< three other winners in the two clubs were the honor gueeta at a banque at the Jefferson hotel, Columbia, Fri day evening. Mr. F. H. McMaate acted as toastmaster, and Messrs. H E. Sax'ely and O. B. Martin of the department of agriculture, made appro priate addresses. All of the younl men were awarded handsome prises During the day they were the specla guests of the city of Columbia, an< were taken to Camp Jackson an< other points of Interest. WITHIN THE TOWN ? The concreting of the sidewalk opposite Trinity church and the passage way from the sidewalk to the church, has been completed. ? Mr. S. L. Courtney left last Saturday with a party of young men ol YorkvlUe and vicinity for Cincinnati - J to bring a bunch of Ford cars l>ack to Yorkville through the country. ? The dally prayer service for dlvine guidance in connection with the conduct of the war is being held in Trinity church this week. The hour 1 js tf.10 o'clock, and everybody is wel 4?.ine to participate. ? The following negro draft men from Local Board No. 2, left for Camp 1 Jackson yesterday morning: John .\rclne. Will Moore Davis, Will Guthrie, ' Carl lnman Good, Gary Good, Arthur ' Hill. Jlmmie Hemphill, Robert James t Jones, John Leech, Charlie Mull, H. C. McCoy, James Arthur Mackin, Will ! Meek, Clarence Montgomery, Fred t LH?uglas Nance, Thornwell Dillard Orr, t Russell Starr, Junior Thomasson, John ? Walker, Joe Walker, Sam Wooda r ?The sum of $124."0 was stolen | from the ticket case at the Southern ...Ci?nn,r station vesterdav between ' ii and 1- o'clock during the absence oi the agent. On the return of the I agent front'dinner he found the ticket | case prized open and the mono gone. There is no clue to the thief. J Mr. McCurry says that included in the . stolen money there was one twenty ' dollar bill which he believes he could identify by reason of its peculiar mar; gin? Mr. C. It. Simmons, proprietor of f the Hotel Shandon, says that he is 1 serving no wheat bread whatever on wheat I ess days and not a great deal of wheat bread on other days. "We have been pleased." he says, "to find that most of the traveling men seem r to prefer corn muffins to wheat bread anyway. The only kick we have had I since the law went into effect was not i long ago. when u young man asked f for some toast, elaiming that he could t not eat corn bread. This was on a . wheat less day. I did not like it much, , and in view of the law, 1 was a little , doubtful as to whether I should try to lie polite; but I suggested to the I young man if he could not eat corn I bread, he might manage to worry ^ along one day. at best, without ) any bread ut all; that lots of folks ^ were doing just that over in l-'rance and elsewhere. I do not know whether the fellow was a Herman sympa( tliizer or a government agent; but ^ from the way lie talked he did not impress me as being a good American." ? The faculty of the Yorkville Crad' ed school has arranged to procure a service llag that will include stars for 1 Stafford, William isorris, ?_ari uaui1 den, E. B. Garrison. Lyles Love, Mott i Brockinton, Oscar Plaxico, Callie Plax It-o, Leon Plaxico, Leslie Thomasson, ' John Thomasson, Miles Hudson, Sam In man. Jack Eaulconer, Will Robert' son, Edward Inman. Teachers?U. C. McCelvey, B. C. Kiddle, A. H. Mc Cauley, W. W. Lewis, John Dickson, 8 K. E. l^owman. > I * 9 YORK BOYS IN WAR [ There is urgent need for effective a means of keeping track of York conn/ ty boys in the service of the United ' States In such a way that their relatives and friends and the public generally may be able to trace their fortunes and locate them at any time. 1 Many people throughout the county have been feeling this need of late, and there has been pretty general consideration.of the best way to gc i about the matter. The local boards at Yorkville and Kock Hill have records of all the j drafted men sent to the cainps. and v also of the drafted men who have volunteered in different branches ol , the service; but there are many men , under twenty-one and over thirtyone. in the army and navy about whom the local boards are able to give no information. Also the record* * of the local boards with regard to any soldier, become silent after the , induction of the soldier in the service, . and the interest of friends and rela. tives extend beyond that. Among those who have- been giving most thoughtful consideration to this I subject is Rev. Dr. E. E. Gillespie ol * Yorkville. He has been talking the matter over with different people, and the more he has talked it the more convinced he has become that there i nooii fnr such co-onerative effort a* may bo necessary to remedy the situation. "I am going to try to have somef thing done," said Dr. Gillespie, in disf cussing the subject with The Enquirer yesterday. "I have been thinking about the matter a great deal, and 1 J ant persuaded that the best thing to ' be done is to bring about a county^ wide organization that will be equal ' to the undertaking. "For one thing, it occurs to me that 1 it will be worth while for us to get r a big service flag with a star for every York county soldier and hang - It up in the court room. But of course I that will only be a start. We must j not only have a star on the flag fot e every soldier: but we must have fot i each soldier a complete record. This f record should begin with the soldier's p name and former address. Next, it , should show the date and manner ol "m his Induction into service, or the " branch of the service into which he f was inducted. Then it should continue to keep track of him. showing r his transfers, his promotions, hb ? decorations, his fortunes and mlsfori tunes. This record. I think, should i be filed away in the archives of the e county for present and future refer>, ence. t "Of course all this is going to re quire a great deal of labor and perr haps some expense, but I am per. suaded It Ls well worth while, and 1 . am persuaded also that the parents . and other relatives and friends of the j soldiers will give the undertaking all L necessary support." 1 Discussing the matter further. Dr. I Gillespie said that he thought the I best way of carrying out the undertaking he has in mind is to perfect a county-wide organization. It occurs to him that this organization should Include the pastors of all the various churches, with each pastor undertaking to furnish necessary information ' in regard to the soldiers going from within the bonds of his congregation. "Yes. I realize that the work I have outlined." Dr. Gillespie assured The Enquirer, "Involves quite a large f amount of work. It means filing casi es and a card index system, and poa Blbly the full time of an efficient secretary. Also It will cost money: but the work Is worth while, and I believe the people of York county will give it all necessary support. "Of course." added Dr. Gillespie, in conclusion, "you understand that when I have referred to soldiers. I intended to include sailors also." PRECINCT CLUBS So far as heard from all the Democratic clubs of the county held meetings at their respective precincts last Saturday, affected re-organizations and elected delegates to the county convention to be held next Monday. There have been no reports of friction or contests at any of the clubs and very little indication from either side u.s to unusual developments in the county conwntion. lie ports that were received up to yesterday aie published here\Vith: Bethany Club Meeting. Bethany organized by the election of John \V. Pursley, chairman: K. W. Pursley, secretary, and George A. MrCarter, member of the county executive committee. The following were elected delegates to the county convention: \V. It. Koon. J. A. Ratterree. J. W. Pursley. George A. McCarter. Preston Goforth. Fort Mill Club. The Fort Mill Democratic club wus -.n il one or trie pupus anu lemuera u> that institution now in the service of llu- 1'ntted States. Considerable pains j have been taken to make the list nb; solutely complete; but as it is possible thut there have been some ommissions r anybody knowing or sucn are reuuesi, oil to make report at once: Pupils,? J. It. lA)gan, Jr., P. Dure White, W. I>>c Hurt, Curl H. Hart, Joe. E. Hart, ( Oliver Hart, I'erry Ashe, Joe Nichols, t J. Wallace Marshall, Hal Mackorell, j (?. Percy Berry, Phillip W. Hunter, I James D. Grist, Ganson Williams, ! George Cartwright, Thomas Cart' wrlght, J. K. Lindsay, Jr., W. Bedford I Moore, Jr., D. Edward Finley, W. Gist I Fin ley, J. B. Allison, George Walker, t T. S. Bratton, Brainard Dobson, Geo. W. Williams, it. Glenn Allison, Dunne Thomas, Roy Philips, Cosmo Walker, j .Robert Walker, Tom Moore, Joe jEmuuiuj, B.?WyatU Neville,,. William , N'eville, William T. Moore, Thomas W. i Qulnn, Robert Sandifer, Campbell ^ Sandifer, Robert B. Allien, Sam Latl[ mer, J. Miller Drakcford, Bratton Lowry, Jumes C. Mlskelley, Edward j Alexander, Clarence Alexander, Brlce Dixon, Edward Hartness, Alex I. Brandon, H. H. Barron, Wade Wllliford, 1 Leonard Curry, Marshall Boyce, Wil1 liatn Gaines, Cleveland Putnam, Henry cutive committeeman. Delegates: J. Q. Hall. C. W. Bechtler. J. E. Whitesides, \V. L. Puraley, A. J. Parrott. i THESE BUY BONDS Following Is an additional list of York county bond buyers, supplementary to the lists already published: Clover and Vivinltjr Up to April 27:?R. A. . Jackson, R. J. Davis, T. J. Patrick, W. G. Davis, S. G. Lockhart. A. L. Campbell, R. L. Campbell, Miss Elizabeth C. Campbell, Miss I Sal lie E. SifTord, T. B. Quinn, R. A. Counts, i A. B. Currence, Dr. B. G. Black, Harry H. Jackson, W. H. Glenn, J. B. H. Jackson, William Paul Nickell. Miss Francis Baird. Miss Eula Baird, Mrs. G. W. Nickell. Mrs. H. G. Stanton, Miss Frances H. Stanton. H. G. ; Stanton, Joe S. Riddle, A. P. Currenoe, Mrs. I S. M. Smith, John C. Teeter, W. B. Glass, J. W. Jackson. Additional Subscriptions Froaa Hickory Grove and Vicinity Up to April 27:?J. i Buice, R. M. Bratton, J. E. Westmoreland. I Additional Subscriptions From Sharon and i Vicinity Up to April 27:?G. W. Byers, Mrs. ) A. M. Grist. J. D. Hope. J. C. Gourley, W. , A. Mitchell, I. B. McGill. Denver Wright. Mlas Sarah J. Ferguson, William Scott Ferguson, Mrs. W. G. Palmer, Mias Minnie Palmer, W. ' C. Hood, E. B. Mitchell, Mrs. Jas. A. ShllI linglaw, J. S. Stephenson, O. L. Brown, W. L. Latham, W. E. Askew, J. L. Stephenson, 1 William McElwee Thomson, Mary Ellon Thom' son, Margaret Alice Thomson, Mrs. Mary F. ' Thomson. Boyd Dye, J. C. Brakefleld. Blalrs' ville Imp. Assn., M. H. Stephenson, Miss ' Annie Whitesides, Hood town Masonic Ledge, John L. Whitesides. B. F. Childers. J. R. Childen, Mrs. Sallio M. Erwin, A M. Erwin. Hill k Company, Dr. Chas. O. Burruas, John B. Whitesides, Mrs. John B. Whitesides, Mrs. , Susie Roberts. Paul Good. Joe Good. M. H. Blair, Mrs. M. H. Blair. J. C. Brakefleld. Amos H. Howell. Jeff D. Whitesides, J. E. ' Latham, Mrs. J E. Latham. H. C. Good. W. L. Hill. Mrs. Mary McM. Hill. J. A. Byers, Mrs. Ella Byers, John R. Cobb. Additional Snbscriptions from YorfcvUlc and Vicinity:?Edward Smytb Gordon, W. ts. Love. Mr*. D. M. Parrott. T. B. Barnett, Jr., ; Nannie Barnett, I.' R McAbee, R M. Bratton, 1 Mr*. If. A. Shieder. James Grier, pc., S. W. Thomas. Frank L. Miskelley. Mrs. Jannette ' Herndon, O. Cheaa Wood. G. W. Chavta, A. ' N. Brown. Mr*. J. S. Mackortll. Luther i Shillinglaw. Mary Wallace. Sal lie Wallace, E. I M. William*. Mr*. E. M. Williams. Edith Williams. Ferdy Williams. Jamea Douglas Wil liams. Kaiherine Wtlliama. U. A. Uarroii. it' A. Carroll, Hn. R. A. Carroll. Geo. Whlte' sidea, Elizabeth McNutt Ramsey, R. J. Good. E. B. Lowry. Philanthropic Lods* No. 82, : lira. W. B. Moore. Miaa Leeelle Wltherapoon. 1 Mrs. M. E. Witberspoon. W. I. Wltherapoon. f Arthur T. Hart. Miaa Loo La Allein. Miaa | Louise Quinn. D. L. Shleder, J. C. Wood, W. H. Ferfruaon. S. C. Smith. Miaa Marjorie Wilkina. Miaa Sarah WilUna. Miaa Gerald Lowry, Mutual Lire Stock Insurance Association. S. L. Courtney, Mary Hunt Wilson, col.. Gilbert Hanna. col., Alex Bryant, eo!? J. M. Brice. C. E. Stewart, Church Home Orph| ange. P. M. Thrift, Frank B. John. I. C. , Lilly. J. A. Shannon. I Pert Mill and Vicinity Up U April 88.? Mrs Loeretia Aldereon. Mrs. J. W. Ardrsy, F. E. Ardrey. A. A. Adeock. Lee Armetron*. > W. A. Ardrey. W M. Ad kins. S. E. Bailee. Neal Bradford. J. W. Baker. C. D. Boyd. W. ' T. Boyd. R. S. Boyd. Mrs. Edd Bailee. Mrs. , 1 Ellen Bailee. J. J. Bailee. Osmond Barber. Mrs. E. M. Belk, B. W. Bradford. T. H. Barber. Willie K. Barber. Boyes Bennett. Mrs. , Boyoe Bennett. C. P. Blaaksnship, J. L , Blarkwelder, Mrs. Carrie Boyd. Catawba Lodpe No. 84. Joeiah CoHfcarp. N. L. Oarotbars. O. | T. Culp, J. Lac Cappa. S. L. Ooltharp. W. J. 1 Coitharp, Miaa Allie Curetoe. T. Lee per Culp. I W. C Cranford. Mrs. J. P. Crowder. W. P. 1 C ran ford. J. P. Crowder. Mrs. S. L. Coitharp. I Mrs. T. W. Culp. P. R Crane. I. B. Elliott. I r. B. Elliott, Jr.. Mr*. J. B. Elliott. S. H. 01 fcpa. Sr.. C. W. Eason. Fort Mill Mis. Co.. ih Trst National Bank. George Fish. T. D. Faulk- te ier A Co.. Ferguson A Philip*. I. L. Faris. fo >. C. Faria. J. T. Garrison. Rev. W. S. Good- M rin. W. G. Griffin. J. D. Gibson. Mr*. J. D. is iibaon. K. F. Grier. Mr*. R. F. Grier. Miss th >ora Grier. Miaa Minnie Garrison. J. M. lit iambi*. Harmon Harkey. Hutchinson's Phar- >U itaey. Mr*. Frank Hunter. L. A. Harris. Miss ^ iddi* Harris. Miss Dovi* Harris. Henry Hamnonda, M. L. Hartis. E. L. Hughes. W. B. ioke, Edgar Jones, A. O. Jones, John E. J? lone*. A. O. Jones, Jr.. W. H. Jones, Mr*. 1 K. H. Jon**. T. S. Kirkpatrick. E. W. Kim- J'r irell. Fravor Kimbrell. Edward Kimbrell. Mr*. *l* i. W. Kimbrell. Mr*. W. J. Kimbrell. Mr*. L G. Kendrirk, L. Kiser. B. M. Lee. D. A. j*e. C. S. Link. W. B. Meacham. J. B. Mills. M !. L. Meacham. B. Henry Maaaey. L. J. Mas*y. J. B. Mack chapter. C. W. McNeely. F. J. McCleland. Ralph Moss. Miss Marjorl* ... Kills. Mrs. M. A Miller. Mr*. J. H. McMuray. Mr*. S. L. Meacham. Mr*. M. A. Meach- H(, im. Mr*. J. B. Mack. Mr*. B. F. Maaaey. B. s, ?. Massay. W. B. Meacham. Jr.. N. M. Mc- n danus. Miss Thelma McManus. William Mack. r,. iillie Mack. Fred Nims. Or. A. T. Neely, Mrs. tu I. T. Neely. Miss Carolyn Ne*ly, S. W. h: 'arks, E. R. Patterson, Parks Grocery Co.. Ij I. W. Pettus. J. H. Patterson. B. E. Patterion. Oscar Parks. John S. Potu. D. O. Potts, ttt ). W. Potts. C. Fred Roger*. Chas F. Rog- ill >rs. W. J. Rodger*. J. L. Ritch, W. A. Roach, hi I. L. Spratt. Mr*. J. L. Spratt, T. B. Spratt, tii drs. Sue Spratt. Zach Spratt. Miss Bess Co Spratt. J. H. Sutton. A. C. Sutton. ?lisa May Smythe, Floyd Smyth*. W. J. Steele, S. H. 1* Sutton. Mrs. A. K. Smith, Miss Cammie '' Smith. Miss Ella Stewart, Lloyd Smith, W. J. w Stewart. K. Shannon. R. A. Torrence. E. T. A hitesell. S. E. White, W. H. Wlndle, Mrs. " N. H. Wlndle. Mill Susie White, S. P. Wll- 11 ion. P. L. Wagoner. W. M White. J. M White. Miss Zoe White. W. O. W. Belair * ramp. Miss Bessie Withers. John Youngblood, ' i. T. Young. Mrs. J. T. Young. J. T. Ifoung. Jr.. G. H. Ainslie. Mrs. W. B. Ardrey. ... .V, O. Wolfe. J. K. Wlndle. n Additional Subscriptions from Rock Hill and di I'icinity up to April 25:?Diehl-Moore Shoo gi Company, Alex Long. Jr., S. Geo. Moore, Miss h: Mary D. Moore. W. B. Wilson, Jr., J. L. rt Davis. Aragon Women's League. Mrs. J. O. A ( ieely. G. O. Patton. Mrs. C. M. Oliver. Mrs. Ir. F. Rivers. C. K. Schwrar. N. G. Walker, 5. M. Barnett. Jesse Harris. Roderick Broad- t'l tax. R. G. McKee, J. B. Garrison, Mrs. J? Maggie Dickert. J. L. Peigler. A. T. Quants. 11 I. A. Hill. Dewey Blackwell. W. J. Knight. al Mrs. Roy Z. Thomas. James A. Johnson, Jr., j*1 I. C. Cauthen. Miss Mary Johnston. Martha Poag McFadden. Mrs. T. V. McFadden. Miss C( M. J. O'Neal, Jaunita Sibley, C. M. Sibley, R. E. Steele, Syleecau Mfg. Company, J. P. J. Williamson. Miss Nora Williamson. Mrs. A. F. . Ruff, Sr., Frederick C. Grotendick, Parker S. , Horrett. C. A. Deaa, S. H. Stokes. C. O. Simpson. J. M. Crowder. F. K Bochtler, R. ,.. [J. Loftin, W. S. Carter. Mrs. W. S. Carter, C. W. Hetrick. E. L. Owens, Cat Johnson. R. G. Brown. W. S. Gordon, J. B. Blackmon. R. C, Hutchison, John Ferguson, M. J. Tilloy. W. H. Frank. Alberta Frank. Mary L. Frank. George Burns. S. H. Stokes. Mrs. Maud L. In [Znrilnn Walter f. Wilkoraon Rohfirt C ti Munn. Mrs. Sarah R. Shook. Chai. F. Stoll, r)( Miss Isabell Milling. S. W. Plyler. Mrs. S. W. ' Plyler. Miss Alverne Koonce, Miss Kathleen ' ' Koonce. Miss Marguerite Koonce. Miss Lois w Dean McLaughlin, Mrs. A. C. Fennell, W. G. ol Henderson. Mrs. Wni. L. Isom, Mrs. Lida E. 3; Si rail. J. E. Pryor. Jr.. Mrs. R. P. Boyd. Miss . Mary Harrison. Mrs. Mollie Robinson, V. B. 1 Blankenship. Bernard Kesterman, Enterprise I" Mfx. Co.. R. B. Hamilton. J. S. Stults, W. ol H. Cook. I?r. Louis Friedheim, Miss Blanrhe McFadden. Miss Bertha Hamilton, Miss Viola 'c Dotier. Miss Maude R Hunaucker, W. C. " Caveny. M. C. Hall. W. B. Basa. H. W. Smith. 01 I. S. Dunlap, Miss Bessie Scaly. Miss Emily Minter. Miss Lilla Jolley, Roy Helms, Miss i1 Maggie Caveny. Miss Mary Biggers. Mrs. W. !' C. Bigger*. Jno. R. Williams, Mrs. Jno. R. >' Williams. Jno. R. Williams. Jr., Margaret . Williams. Maud Williams. Celeste Williams. j)( Alva M. Gregg, Nancy Bratton, Mrs. A. J. n| Bynum. Mrs. W. W. Fennell. J. M. Ivy, Mrs. I. M. Ivy. J. Morrow Ivy, Jr.. Misa Elise Ivy. W. A. Moore. Jr., G. L. Moore, Jr., Miss \ Agnes Puckett. Rev. A. S. Rogers, Misa Re- w becah. W. G. Stevens, Mrs. W. G Stevens. Jno. M. Segert, Jr.. L. J. Strait, J. Webb |j White. Mrs. Louisa L. Wilson. Miss Louisa A. In Wilson. Miss Melita L. Wilson. J. C. H. Wil- w son. W. H. White. Mrs. J. R. Barron, Jno. e< R. Barron. E. P. Steele, Jr., Mrs. M. A. o! Thompson. Miss Margaret Crenshaw, Bernard pi Drennan. Miss Joe GaMon. Misa Elisabeth tl Gaston. Ernest Gunthatf), Misa Rose Sears w Hoke. R.-C.-3uJ?. JiiiVmwE-jy* UlviJ "K Lyle. Jr., A. Nash Lyle, C. A. Hobley, Jr.. it Catherine W. Poe. O. S. Poe, Jr., Anna B. v Poe, Mary Crier Poe. Rosa T. Poe, Wm. L. tl Poe. Joseph E. Nunn. J. E. Reid. W. J. Raw- tl linson. Mrs. W. S. Percival, Jno. L. Ferguson, 0 J. T. McFadden. Miss Eloiso Barron, James t< Barron, M. B. Glenn. Francis and Rachel ^ Glenn. W. L. Shugart, Miss Louise Gaulden, '* J. M. Hough, J. J. Matthews, R. M. Ander- i' son. Rufus A. Anderson. Miss Violet A An. V demon. J. W. Crltei. Mm. J. W. Crites, Miss Roberta Hoi>e Stephenson. Roy Sherer, W. H. ' Matthews. Miss Aline Neely, R. M. Sadler. n T. M. Martin. Geo. W. Martin. Mrs. N. M. ll Cook. W. C. Wood. W. H. Hoke. Jr.. Edith >' Louise Hoke. G. T. Spencer. " barn: good pasture, etc Will sell '* Colored Subscribers.?Little Campbell. Ella s; M. Toole. Edward N Toole. Roy Toole. Geo. H Davis, Sam Barron. u .\ LOCAL LACONICS J Sale of W. S. S. Stamps. ^ South Carolina la expected to l?uy {' $32,000,000 worth of war savings stamps. Up to April 20, she had c. bought $777,606. Of this amount, York county had bought $25,230.75. a For the week ending April 20, York ll had bought $3,716.50 worth of stamps a and ranked 13th in the list of largest buyers for the week. Up to the same ? period York ranked tenth in the list o of South Carolina counties making c the largest purchases. York's purchases for the week ending April 20, f< was slightly over 7 cents per capita b and her total purchases were slightly n over 48 cents per capita, the exact a figures being 48.4 cents. p -T Off for Camp Jackson. Seven white registrants were sent b to Camp Jackson from local board No. p 1 last Friday morning, and twenty- p eight negroes went down yesterday. The white registrants are as follows: .] Wni. Harris Lynn, fleo. T. Mlckle, L. ,, Don Matthews, Dennis Arledge, Ben h R. Neely. Arthur Bolin. \Vm. W. Ussery. The negro registrants are as follows: Solomon Hpratt, James Archie, Willie A. Springs, Straight Ferguson, Andrew Jackson, Abe McQulller, ' John Agurs. Alvln F. McCleave, Chas. Erwln, Ber. Held, Dan Mcljuiller, Mansel Brandon, Tom Wright, Jot* : McDonald, Sam Sibley. Henry (libson ^ Massey, Will McFadden. McNeely Nel- 1 son, Tom Blake. Bishop A. Hall, Fon- t( zle Wright, John (Jaddy, Arnold Har- ? lis. Sam Hinton, John Darrie, Robert " Crockett, Ernest Duncun. c o ii ALLIES HOLD GERMANS n P Renewed Offensive Hae Made But * Small Progress. b The renewed great offensive of the ... Germans commenced last week, Is still r in progress. It appears to have been u arrested for the time being; but the b arrest is probably only temporary, a pending the bringing up of re-in- 7 forcemcnts of men and guns. The n lighting has been terrillc. s. The objective of the Germans clear- (i ly the city of Aimes to the west and the English channel points to the north. Up to this time there has been but little progress toward Almes; but toward the north the German ^ains have been more mark- el ed. They have captured Mont Kem- n mel, a hill that commands the south- u' em end of the Ypres line, and they seem to be In a fair way to compel the retirement of all British forces ' between there and the coast. ^ The most terrible struggle of the 4 week probably has been that for the V possession of Mont Kemmel. This Is a hill which rises to a height of 464 tl feet above sea level and which over- s< looks the flat country to the seaco&Bt a on the north and west. It Is generally assumed that this flat country cannot lie held against forces holding d the hill. ? Mont Kemmel was held by a regt- ^ ment of Frenchmen who were told that they must hold the hill to the last J man. They undertook to obey orders. 1 The Germans directed against the hill sl a tremendous artillery Are and threw 01 against it wave after wave of artil- a lery. The Frenchmen held the hilk 1,1 during Thursday and until late Frida> evening, mowing the attacking q> waves down with rifle and machine d gun flre; but at last after the hill p had been entirely surrounded, the Gcr- oi mans were able to take it- As to ci how many Frenchmen were left has hi not been stated; but the Indications A sue that most of tbem were wiped b if-uigaiiiii-u nuiuiuuj uiiciiiuvii the election of J. R. Haile. president: B. K. Patterson, vice-president: John M. Hutcheson, secretary; W. A. Rouch, treasurer; C. P. Blankenshlp, member of the county executive committee. Delegates to the county convention were elected as follows: It. P. Harris, S. H. Epps, Sr., W. H. Windle, C. P. Blankenship, W. H. Crook. J. H. Sutton, \V. H. Jones, S. E. McKibbens, A. J. Brown, B. E. Patterson, E. S. Parks, J. M. Hutcheson, J. It. HaUe, D. \V. Kimbrell. Alternates: M. J. Adcock, J. C. McElhaney. A. R. Starnes, J. E. J ones. W. J. Stub, J. F. I,ee, W. P. Fippe, K. Windle. B. F. Bennett. C. T. Crook. S. P. Sutton. Sr.. W. D. Thurell, W. A. Roach, T. K. Lytle. Resolutions were adopted endorsing W. H. Windle as a delegate to the state convention and instructing the delegation to vote as a unit on all questions in the county convention. Hickory Grove Club. The Hickory Grove Democratic club was re-organized last Saturday afternoon with the following officers: Dr. W. F. McGill. chairman: N. M. McDill, secretary; J- & Wilkerson. executive committeeman. The following wenelected as delegates to the county convention: Dr. W. F. McGill, Jeff D. Whitesides, G. W. McKeown, W. B. Wilkerson. M. J. Wilkerson, R. W. Buicc. W. M. White, W. S. Wilkerson. El/.ie Myers. Alternates: J. S. Wilkerson. J. Mason McGill. J. K. Allison. R. I,. A. Smith. J. Buice. D. J. Mitchell. X. M. McDill. J. T. Smith. W. A. Cobb, C. W. Kirby.v. McConnellsville. S. A. Crawford", president; C. E. Porcher, secretary; W. B. Kerr, executive committeemen. Delegates: J. T. Crawford. J. M. Love, J. E. Harshaw. J. Frank Ashe. 1 Yorkville. I No. 1.?President, J. S. Brice; secretary, N. S. Black: executive commit- ! iceman, A. L. Black. Delegates to : county convention: Johnson Cameron, Ft. L. Wilkerson. A. L. Black, Lesslie | Smith. E. M. Dickson, W. G. White, , J. D. I-and, J. It Hart. J. I). Clark. F. C. Black. Club No. 2?J. A. Marion, president; W. T. Barron, secretary: J. C. Wil- ' born, executive committeeman. Delegates: J. L. Moss, R. E. McFarland. J. W. Love. G. W. S. Hart. J. A. 1 Marion, Dr. J. I. Barron. D. T. Woods, ; J. C. Wllborn. J. C. I'arrott, I-. G. Thompson, J. B. Scott, W. J. Fewell. Rock Hill. Club No. 1?W. M. Dunlap, presi- 1 dent; T. A. Moore, secretary: Henry ; Massey, executive committeeman. ( dttacatiw?to-o-count^ convention. Club No. 2?J. R. Miller, chairman: J. Boyd Creighton, secretary: W. B. Wilson, Jr., executive committeeman. Twenty delegates to county convention. Clover Club. J. A. C. Love, chairman: J. B. Wood, vice chairman; F. H. Jackson, secretary: A. J. Qninn, executive committeeman. Delegates to county convention: .1. F. Pursley, J. Ford, T. I'. Clinton, H, M. Robinson. A. T. Barrett, Boyce Faulkner, W. B. Harvey, D. C. Turner, D. B. Parish, J. B. Wood. J. A. C. Love, F. H. Jackson. R. L. Wallace, I. J. Campbell, W. B. liagans. Filbert Club. J. E. Whitesldes, president: W. L. rj.ndov ??.cretflrv! J. G. Ouinn. eXe it. The losses of the Germans at e foot of the hill are described as rrirtc. The Germans undertook to How up the advantage of taking ont Kei.imel by rolliiu, up the Brlth line toward the coast; but this ey found impossible by the unshuk>le defense put up by the British hi French, and the fate of the Yprcs Jient was left for further opera:>ns. The Germans were able to make une headway toward Amies during riday and Saturday; hut wen b.at i back by* the British and held :ainst further progress. Following is the .Associated I'ress iiumary of the situation us it stood sterda>: Tlit- entire allied line In France id Flanders still stands thinly. Nohere have the Hermans been able to ake a further dent in it. Hard tightg has been in progress on the Ypres vtor around Voorniezevle and to the iuth at l?ocre. Both places have sev-al times changed hands, but at last ports Voorinezeele had boon recapired t>y the British but the Hermans id obtained another foothold In acre. Yoormeroele was taken b> the Ueruns Saturday, but the British In a ght attack won It back and since tve held it. inflicting heavy casualrs on the Hennans in renewed ?-frts to take the place. The Uenuons have tri?*d at several lints along the front held by the rench to pierce the line, but everyhere they have been repulsed, nobly in the St. Mihirl and t.unevllle ctors, where recently American oops were stationed. Whether the mericans again came into combat ith the enemy was not vouchsafed >' the French official communlcaon. Aside from these attacks and a few ^important operations between the ritish and the Hermans, artillery iels have predominated. The big ins of the French and the Hermans ive been carrying out nightly reciptcal bombardments north of the vie river and In the region between assigny and Noyon. As a whole there is no material uuige in the siluation along the enre front over that of Saturday, and is not evident that the Germans re prepured for the present to remit; the offensive, which has cost lein so dearly in men killed, woundI or made prisoner. Reports coming by way of lamdon re to the effect that in Herman) n passes were wired to report to imp forthwith. Many of those who ad passes to go home on furtoujfr or re days Saturday afternoon, were eld up at the stations. - >. -V. ; -;v' r lere is much perturbation over the lability of the Teutons to plerre the lied line und nervousness and deI'ession over the losses the Hermans ?ve suffered. MERE-MENTION An otticiiil statement gives the toil British losses in the r?-eent operaon against Zeebi ugge and Ostend ill is. divided as follows: Officers: K ill I?lti: died of wounds. .1; missing. ounded, 29. Men: Killeil, 111; died f wounds, 25: missing, 11: wounded, ,5 News comes from St. I'etersnrg that a (Million of the city has ioelaimed Orund Duke Alexis Nickaievitch, a son of the former czar. > emperor, and in Washington tli.s is Miked upon as u Oennan scheme to 'store the old monarchy with a view r hriuging Russia hack into the war ii the side of Germany An Italla flyer, Sergeant (lianfelice (lino, roke the world's record for speed ist Friday by flying from the l4?ngy held at Hampton. Vtt., to Washigton, a distance of If5 miles, in one uur The value of the German lark has fallen in neutral countries nee the beginning of the present of nsive The Greeks of Charlotte. . C., have bought nearly $12,000 orth of third Liberty loan lionds. ..A delegation of news|Ki|s r pulishers has appealed to the shipping nard to aid In bringing 63,000 cords of ood pulp from Cunada to the UnitJ States Representative Bardy r Kentucky, has introduced a bill rovlding for absolute prohibition of ie distillation of liquor during the t the recent severe fight near the illage of Seichoprey, France: but hat close to ISO were captured Is vlrjally conceded. The Americans were lit numbered in this tight alioiit eight o one The wur council of the ,-ar department reports that there has een great improvement in the transort service from America to France. Vhere formerly It required from six a eight weeks for a vessel to muke u ound trip, the trips are now being jade in sixteen days. There has also een a decided increase In the numer of ships in the service Prelier Von Sedler, of Austro-Hungary, as resigned his oftlce Three thouind Pennsylvania soldiers marched in he Confederate Memorial day parade t Augusta, (la. last Friday. Miss lary Hall, aged 80 years, an unrecontructed rebel, marched with a Pennylvanlan on each side of her Permit Roosevelt, who has been with he British army in Mesopotamia, has een appointed a captain In the linltd States army. Colonel Roosevelt's our sons are now In the American rmy Director General McAdoo ist week placed orders for 30,000 box nd coal cars, and will give contracts or 70,000 additional cars within the cxt few days. The cars are to be ellvered within six months and the ontract totals more than |80,000,0o0. President Wilson has subscribed yr $3,000 worth of third Liberty loan otids The Calumet and Heola lining corporations of Michigan, have nnounced a wage increase of 6 to 20 er cent for Its 15,500 employes 'he department of Justice announces hat during the past year there have een more than 3,900 convictions of ersons charged with sabotage, disyyal utterances and other forms of iterference with the war Auhority for the organization of an rmv division Including 15.00(1 men as been cabled to Governor General turton Harrison of thp Philippine slands ...Chester, Pa., last Friday ron Its Liberty loan honor flag by aising its bond quota of $3,000,000 nd Immediately announced that It rould make Chester's subscriptions to he bond issue $6,000,000 Atintic City, N. J., celebrated Liberty >ay last Friday by sending 138 men a the army camp at Wrlghtstown, 103 f them being negroes, and by casting owers upon the ocean as a tribute to hlldren who have been the victims f Hun atrocities at sea Accordig to German official figures Germany's losses in the war thus far are I laced at 2,000,000. Sick and wound- ' d to the number of 760,000 have been eturned to service, while 629,000 have een discharged as unfit for service. The shops of the Lehigh Valley ailroad at Hazleton, Pa., were tied p last Friday for an hour and a half ecause one of the men refused to buy Liberty bond and salute the flag, 'he slacker was discharged and the men returned to work Fifty thouand Liberty bond subscribers paraded own Pennsylvania avenue, Washingan, last Friday. 80UTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The Columbia offices of the Southrn, Seaboard and Atlantic Coast Line lilroads. have been merged into one p-town office in the Arcade building. ? W. H. McFeat, court stenographer l the Fifth judicial clrculf for the past wenty-eight years, died suddenly In olumbia, last Wednesday in the 66th ear of his age. ? The railroad commission has anmorized a slight Increase In the pas?nger rate on transportation within nd partly without the state. ? Victor EL Rector of Darlington, as announced himself as a "band I ate for state superintendent of eduction in opposition to John EL Swearlgen. ? Dr. ^Edward M. Poteat's resignson as president of Furrnan unlverIty, has been accepted by the board f trustees. Dr. Potest Is to become traveling agent of the laymen's i lasionary movement. ? Under a general order from head- ( uarters at Camp Sevier last Saturay, the granting of all passes was eremptorlly stopped and all men out